Crowned Tooth vs Potto

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (رئيسيات)
Family	Bankeraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Perodicticus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.