Murray Plum vs Potto

Prunus murrayana compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Murray Plum is Critically Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murray Plum	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Lorisidae
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Perodicticus
Species	Prunus murrayana	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murray Plum	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murray Plum

Habitat

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.