Black-headed Night Monkey vs Deceiving Bovist

Aotus nigriceps compared with Bovista aestivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Deceiving Bovist
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aotidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aotus	Bovista
Species	Aotus nigriceps	Bovista aestivalis

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Deceiving Bovist
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceiving Bovist

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).

Black-headed Night Monkey

The Black-headed Night Monkey (Aotus nigriceps) is a species in the genus Aotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.