Bermuda buttercup vs Potto

Oxalis pes-caprae compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Bermuda buttercup is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda buttercup	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Oxalis	Perodicticus
Species	Oxalis pes-caprae	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda buttercup	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.