Potto vs sola pith

Perodicticus potto compared with Aeschynomene afraspera

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while sola pith is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	sola pith
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Perodicticus potto	Aeschynomene afraspera

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

sola pith

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	sola pith
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sola pith

Habitat

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