Booted Macaque vs Dark-Spored Puffball

Macaca ochreata compared with Lycoperdon atropurpureum

Key Differences

• Booted Macaque is Vulnerable while Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Booted Macaque	Dark-Spored Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Macaca	Lycoperdon
Species	Macaca ochreata	Lycoperdon atropurpureum

Conservation Status

Booted Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Booted Macaque	Dark-Spored Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Booted Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark-Spored Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Booted Macaque

The Booted Macaque (Macaca ochreata) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.