Chinese wingnut vs Potto

Pterocarya stenoptera compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chinese wingnut is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wingnut	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Juglandaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Pterocarya	Perodicticus
Species	Pterocarya stenoptera	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Chinese wingnut

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), and North America (United States).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese wingnut

The Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to India, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan.