Blackish Puffball vs Isabel's Saki

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Pithecia isabela

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Isabel's Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Isabel's Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pithecia
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Pithecia isabela

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Isabel's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Isabel's Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Isabel's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackish Puffball

The Blackish Puffball (Lycoperdon nigrescens) is a species in the genus Lycoperdon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.