Natal plum vs Potto

Carissa macrocarpa compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

Natal plum is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Natal plum	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Carissa	Perodicticus
Species	Carissa macrocarpa	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Natal plum	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).