Fen Puffball vs Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Bovista paludosa compared with Leontocebus illigeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Puffball	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Bovista	Leontocebus
Species	Bovista paludosa	Leontocebus illigeri

Conservation Status

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Puffball	Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Illiger's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.