Dark-Spored Puffball vs Formosan rock macaque

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Formosan rock macaque
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	Macaca
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Formosan rock macaque
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.