Black-headed Night Monkey vs Least Puffball

Aotus nigriceps compared with Bovista limosa

Key Differences

• Black-headed Night Monkey is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Night Monkey	Least Puffball
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 limosa

Conservation Status

Black-headed Night Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Night Monkey	Least Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.