Deviltree vs Potto

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

  • Deviltree is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree Potto
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Gentianales (Enzianartige) Primates (Primaten)
Family Apocynaceae Lorisidae
Genus Alstonia Perodicticus
Species Alstonia macrophylla Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree Potto
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

No description available.

Potto

No description available.

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