Potto vs Prickly Yellow

Perodicticus potto compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lorisidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Perodicticus potto	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.