Potto vs Woolly Tooth

Perodicticus potto compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Potto is Near Threatened while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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