Deer Mushroom vs Potto

Pluteus cervinus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Deer Mushroom is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pluteaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Pluteus	Perodicticus
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.