Potto vs louro-amarelo

Perodicticus potto compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while louro-amarelo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Potto	louro-amarelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Lorisidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Perodicticus	Cordia
Species	Perodicticus potto	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

louro-amarelo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Potto	louro-amarelo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

louro-amarelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).