Potto vs yellow willow

Perodicticus potto compared with Salix lutea

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while yellow willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lorisidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Salix
Species	Perodicticus potto	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	yellow willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.