Pencil Cedar vs Potto

Polyscias murrayi compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Pencil Cedar is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pencil Cedar	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Araliaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Polyscias	Perodicticus
Species	Polyscias murrayi	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pencil Cedar	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.