Blackish Puffball vs Korean Pika

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Ochotona coreana

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Korean Pika is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Korean Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Ochotona
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Ochotona coreana

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Korean Pika

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Korean Pika
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.

Korean Pika

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.