Fivefingers vs Potto

Syngonium angustatum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	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	Syngonium	Perodicticus
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.