alpine pussytoes vs False Puffball

Antennaria alpina compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Reticularia
Species	Antennaria alpina	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden