castanha-sapucaia vs Potto

Lecythis zabucajo compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• castanha-sapucaia is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	castanha-sapucaia	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Lecythis	Perodicticus
Species	Lecythis zabucajo	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

castanha-sapucaia

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	castanha-sapucaia	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

castanha-sapucaia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.