Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf vs Potto

Hydrophyllum canadense compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Perodicticus
Species	Hydrophyllum canadense	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.