Keeled wormseed vs Potto

Dysphania carinata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled wormseed	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Dysphania	Perodicticus
Species	Dysphania carinata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled wormseed	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.