Oily Pectis vs Potto

Pectis tenuifolia compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Oily Pectis is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oily Pectis	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lorisidae
Genus	Pectis	Perodicticus
Species	Pectis tenuifolia	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oily Pectis	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.