Blackish Puffball vs Japanese Weasel

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Mustela
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Japanese Weasel
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.

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.