Elephant Apple vs Potto

Dillenia indica compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Dillenia	Perodicticus
Species	Dillenia indica	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.