Elbowpatch Crust vs Potto

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Perodicticus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.