Potto vs round-leaf cassia

Perodicticus potto compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	round-leaf cassia
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	Chamaecrista
Species	Perodicticus potto	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).