Potto vs true senna

Perodicticus potto compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lorisidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Senna
Species	Perodicticus potto	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).