Blackish Puffball vs Desert Dormouse

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Selevinia
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Desert Dormouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackish Puffball

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