Flaky Puffball vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
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	Pygathrix
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaky Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.