Potto vs Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Perodicticus potto compared with Chrysomyxa ledicola

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Lorisidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Chrysomyxa
Species	Perodicticus potto	Chrysomyxa ledicola

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.