Beaked Earthstar vs Chacma Baboon

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Papio ursinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Chacma Baboon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Geastraceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Geastrum	Papio
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Papio ursinus

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Chacma Baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chacma Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.