Crowned Tooth vs Poto Occidental

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Poto Occidental is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Poto Occidental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Perodicticus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Poto Occidental

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Poto Occidental
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Poto Occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.