Chinese Mallow vs Potto

Malva verticillata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chinese Mallow is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mallow	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Malvaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Malva	Perodicticus
Species	Malva verticillata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Chinese Mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mallow	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mallow

The Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata) is a species in the genus Malva. Native to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil.