Duckweed vs Potto

Lemna aequinoctialis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Araceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Lemna	Perodicticus
Species	Lemna aequinoctialis	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.