Gunpowder tree vs Potto

Melochia umbellata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Gunpowder tree is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Malvaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Melochia	Perodicticus
Species	Melochia umbellata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.