False sicklepod vs Potto

Senna multijuga compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

False sicklepod is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False sicklepod	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Senna	Perodicticus
Species	Senna multijuga	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

False sicklepod

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False sicklepod

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).