Flaky Puffball vs Kinda Baboon

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Papio kindae

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Kinda Baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Kinda Baboon
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	Papio
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Papio kindae

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Kinda Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Kinda Baboon
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.

Kinda Baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.