capim-vassoura vs Potto

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• capim-vassoura is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capim-vassoura	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lorisidae
Genus	Paspalum	Perodicticus
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

capim-vassoura

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capim-vassoura	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

capim-vassoura

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

capim-vassoura

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.