Orange Tooth vs Potto

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange 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 aurantiacum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.