Fused Tooth vs Potto

Phellodon confluens compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Fused Tooth is Vulnerable while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fused Tooth	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Phellodon	Perodicticus
Species	Phellodon confluens	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fused Tooth	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fused Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.