L'Hoest's Monkey vs Tumbling Puffball

Allochrocebus lhoesti compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	L'Hoest's Monkey	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Allochrocebus	Bovista
Species	Allochrocebus lhoesti	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	L'Hoest's Monkey	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

L'Hoest's Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.