Potto vs ten-commandments

Perodicticus potto compared with Maranta leuconeura

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while ten-commandments is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Lorisidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Maranta
Species	Perodicticus potto	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	ten-commandments
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ten-commandments

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.