  We investigated the production of charmed baryons with different isospin and
strangeness content, compared to both charmed $D^0$ mesons and to the
$\Lambda_c^+$ baryon in proton--proton collisions at LHC energies. We used the
PYTHIA 8 Monte Carlo event generator with color-reconnection beyond leading
color approximation and proposed methods based on event-activity classifiers to
probe the source of the charm baryon enhancement. We conclude that in the
considered model class, the isospin of the charmed baryon state has a strong
impact on the enhancement pattern. Using the observables we propose, upcoming
high-precision experimental data will be able to differentiate between
mechanisms of strangeness and charm enhancement.
