Potto vs Toothwort

Perodicticus potto compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Toothwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lorisidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Lathraea
Species	Perodicticus potto	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Toothwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.