Dark-Spored Puffball vs Javan Surili

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Javan Surili
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	Presbytis
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Javan Surili
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.

Javan Surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.