Potens, a Latin word meaning powerful, confer potency, found in the word potentate, may refer to:
Metriorhynchus potens, an extinct Late Jurassic metriorhynchid crocodile species Myolepta potens, a hoverfly species Psalodon potens, an extinct mammal species Purranisaurus potens, an extinct Late Jurassic metriorhynchid crocodile species Thylacinus potens, a prehistoric mammal species Titanophoneus potens, a prehistoric synapsid species