floating hook moss vs Potto

Warnstorfia fluitans compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• floating hook moss is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating hook moss	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Calliergonaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Warnstorfia	Perodicticus
Species	Warnstorfia fluitans	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating hook moss	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.