Potto vs Quito-orange

Perodicticus potto compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Lorisidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Solanum
Species	Perodicticus potto	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).