Potto vs Spitting Spider

Perodicticus potto compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Lorisidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Perodicticus	Scytodes
Species	Perodicticus potto	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Potto and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).