Carrion-Flower vs Potto

Smilax herbacea compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Smilacaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Smilax	Perodicticus
Species	Smilax herbacea	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.