Beaver-Poison vs Potto

Cicuta maculata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Beaver-Poison is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaver-Poison	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apiaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cicuta	Perodicticus
Species	Cicuta maculata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Beaver-Poison

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaver-Poison	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaver-Poison

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaver-Poison

The Beaver-Poison (Cicuta maculata) is a species in the genus Cicuta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.