Furrowed Melilot vs Potto

Melilotus sulcatus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furrowed Melilot	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Melilotus	Perodicticus
Species	Melilotus sulcatus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furrowed Melilot	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.