Hairy sensitive pea vs Potto

Chamaecrista pilosa compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Hairy sensitive pea is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy sensitive pea	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	Chamaecrista	Perodicticus
Species	Chamaecrista pilosa	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Hairy sensitive pea

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy sensitive pea	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy sensitive pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.