ground-bean vs Potto

Macrotyloma geocarpum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• ground-bean is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground-bean	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	Macrotyloma	Perodicticus
Species	Macrotyloma geocarpum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground-bean	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground-bean

Habitat

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.