Chestnutleaf false croton vs Potto

Caperonia castaneifolia compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chestnutleaf false croton is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnutleaf false croton	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Caperonia	Perodicticus
Species	Caperonia castaneifolia	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Chestnutleaf false croton

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnutleaf false croton	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnutleaf false croton

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnutleaf false croton

The Chestnutleaf false croton (Caperonia castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Caperonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.