vs Potto

Erythrobacter pelagi compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Potto
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sphingomonadaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Erythrobacter	Perodicticus
Species	Erythrobacter pelagi	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erythrobacter pelagi is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, isolated from open ocean (pelagic) environments. Like other Erythrobacter species, it produces carotenoid pigments and is adapted to oligotrophic marine conditions. Its conservation status is not evaluated.