Meadow Puffball vs Monk Saki

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Pithecia monachus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow 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	Lycoperdon	Pithecia
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Pithecia monachus

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Monk Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Monk Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.