Blackish Puffball vs Dusky Dolphin

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Dusky Dolphin
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.

Dusky Dolphin

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.