Grey Puffball vs Monk Saki

Bovista plumbea compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Monk Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Bovista	Pithecia
Species	Bovista plumbea	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Monk Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.