Grey Tooth vs Potto

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Phellodon	Perodicticus
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.