Potto vs Red pea

Perodicticus potto compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Red pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Red pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lorisidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Lathyrus
Species	Perodicticus potto	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Red pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).