long yam vs Potto

Dioscorea transversa compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• long yam is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Perodicticus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long yam	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.