Forest Num-num vs Potto

Carissa bispinosa compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Carissa	Perodicticus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.