Blackish Puffball vs Miller's Saki

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Pithecia milleri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Miller'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 milleri

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Miller'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.

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.