Potto vs Wax flower

Perodicticus potto compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lorisidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Hoya
Species	Perodicticus potto	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Wax flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, and United States.