Potto vs prairie violet

Perodicticus potto compared with Viola pedatifida

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while prairie violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	prairie violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lorisidae	Violaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Viola
Species	Perodicticus potto	Viola pedatifida

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

prairie violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	prairie violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.