Fringed rue vs Potto

Ruta chalepensis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

Fringed rue is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed rue	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rutaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ruta	Perodicticus
Species	Ruta chalepensis	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed rue	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).