Potto vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Perodicticus potto compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Lorisidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Melanotaenium
Species	Perodicticus potto	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.