Blackish Puffball vs Large-eared Hutia

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Mesocapromys
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

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.