Lacquered Bracket vs Potto

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Primates (灵长目)
Family	Polyporaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Perodicticus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.