Palmate Germanderwort vs Potto

Riccardia palmata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

Palmate Germanderwort is Vulnerable while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palmate Germanderwort	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Aneuraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Riccardia	Perodicticus
Species	Riccardia palmata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Palmate Germanderwort

VU — Vulnerable

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palmate Germanderwort	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palmate Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.