Blackish Puffball vs Large Japanese Mole

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackish Puffball Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Lycoperdaceae Talpidae
Genus Lycoperdon Mogera
Species Lycoperdon nigrescens Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackish Puffball Large Japanese Mole
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 Japanese Mole

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.

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

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