Bijao vs Poto Occidental

Thalia geniculata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Bijao is Least Concern while Poto Occidental is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bijao	Poto Occidental
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salpidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Thalia	Perodicticus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Bijao and Poto Occidental share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Bijao

LC — Least Concern

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bijao	Poto Occidental
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bijao

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Poto Occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bijao

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.