Flacher Lackporling vs Potto

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Polyporaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Perodicticus
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flacher Lackporling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flacher Lackporling

Artist's bracket (Ganoderma applanatum) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.