Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea vs Potto

Lathyrus latifolius compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Perodicticus
Species	Lathyrus latifolius	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

The Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.