Dark-Spored Puffball vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Gray-bellied Night 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	Aotidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Aotus
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Aotus lemurinus

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Gray-bellied Night 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.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.