Dark-Spored Puffball vs Diana monkey

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Cercopithecus diana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Diana monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Cercopithecus diana

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Diana monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Diana monkey
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.