Hairy Snakefern vs Potto

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Microgramma	Perodicticus
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.