Dark-Spored Puffball vs Delacour's langur

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Trachypithecus delacouri

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Delacour's langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Delacour's langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Trachypithecus
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Trachypithecus delacouri

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Delacour's langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Delacour's langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Delacour's langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.