Potto vs Orange

Perodicticus potto compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	Orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primaten)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Lorisidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Citrus
Species	Perodicticus potto	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).