Potto vs Wormseed

Perodicticus potto compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lorisidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Dysphania
Species	Perodicticus potto	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).