Potto vs Sapele

Perodicticus potto compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lorisidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Entandrophragma
Species	Perodicticus potto	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Sapele
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.