Fragrant Bracket vs Potto

Trametes suaveolens compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Trametes	Perodicticus
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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.