Ashen Crust vs Chacma Baboon

Peniophora lycii compared with Papio ursinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Chacma Baboon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Peniophora	Papio
Species	Peniophora lycii	Papio ursinus

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Chacma Baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.