Gum-elemi vs Potto

Bursera simaruba compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gum-elemi	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Burseraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Bursera	Perodicticus
Species	Bursera simaruba	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gum-elemi	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.