Potto vs Yellow Ipe

Perodicticus potto compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Yellow Ipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lorisidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Handroanthus
Species	Perodicticus potto	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Yellow Ipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.