Brown Puffball vs Equatorial Saki

Bovista nigrescens compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Puffball	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Bovista	Pithecia
Species	Bovista nigrescens	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Brown Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Puffball	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Brown Puffball

The Brown Puffball (Bovista nigrescens) is a species in the genus Bovista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.