black currant-tree vs Potto

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Antidesma	Perodicticus
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.