Fiddlewood vs Potto

Vitex gaumeri compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Fiddlewood is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lamiaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Vitex	Perodicticus
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.