Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Potto

Glironia venusta compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Bushy-tailed Opossum is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Didelphidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Glironia	Perodicticus
Species	Glironia venusta	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Opossum and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.