Caquetá Titi vs False Puffball

Plecturocebus caquetensis compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caquetá Titi	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Pitheciidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Plecturocebus	Reticularia
Species	Plecturocebus caquetensis	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caquetá Titi	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caquetá Titi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Caquetá Titi

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the