Light Red Meranti vs Potto

Shorea lepidota compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Shorea	Perodicticus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.