Brown Plum vs Potto

Erythroxylum ellipticum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Brown Plum is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Plum	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Erythroxylaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Erythroxylum	Perodicticus
Species	Erythroxylum ellipticum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Brown Plum

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Plum	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Plum

Habitat

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Plum

The Brown Plum (Erythroxylum ellipticum) is a species in the genus Erythroxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.