Big-Leaved Periwinkle vs Potto

Vinca major compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Big-Leaved Periwinkle is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaved Periwinkle	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Vinca	Perodicticus
Species	Vinca major	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaved Periwinkle	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (6 countries).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

The Big-Leaved Periwinkle (Vinca major) is a species in the genus Vinca. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.