Lacquered Bracket vs Potto

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered 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	Ganoderma	Perodicticus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

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.