False Puffball vs Potto

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Potto
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Reticularia	Perodicticus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.