Loose Starweb vs Potto

Asterostroma laxum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Loose Starweb is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Perodicticus
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.