Fen Puffball vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Bovista paludosa compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Puffball	Lesser Spot-nosed 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	Bovista	Cercopithecus
Species	Bovista paludosa	Cercopithecus petaurista

Conservation Status

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Puffball	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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.

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.