Beach moonflower vs Potto

Ipomoea violacea compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Beach moonflower is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ipomoea	Perodicticus
Species	Ipomoea violacea	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach moonflower	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.