Mealy Tooth vs Potto

Hydnellum ferrugineum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Tooth	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Bankeraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Perodicticus
Species	Hydnellum ferrugineum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy 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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.