Potto vs willow-weed

Perodicticus potto compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lorisidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Persicaria
Species	Perodicticus potto	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.