Heath Puffball vs Lomami Red Colobus

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Lomami Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Lomami Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.