Dark fruit-eating bat vs Potto

Artibeus obscurus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Artibeus	Perodicticus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.