Burnt Knight vs Potto

Tricholoma ustale compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Burnt Knight is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burnt Knight	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Perodicticus
Species	Tricholoma ustale	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Burnt Knight

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burnt Knight	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnt Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Burnt Knight

The Burnt Knight (Tricholoma ustale) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.