Orange Disco vs Potto

Aleurodiscus amorphus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Orange Disco is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Disco	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Stereaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Perodicticus
Species	Aleurodiscus amorphus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Disco	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.