Potto vs tobacco-tree

Perodicticus potto compared with Solanum erianthum

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while tobacco-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	tobacco-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Lorisidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Solanum
Species	Perodicticus potto	Solanum erianthum

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

tobacco-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	tobacco-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tobacco-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea), Asia (5 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).