Blackish Puffball vs Dibatag

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Ammodorcas clarkei

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Dibatag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Dibatag
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Ammodorcas
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Ammodorcas clarkei

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Dibatag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Dibatag
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.

Dibatag

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.