Blackish Puffball vs Madras Treeshrew

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Anathana ellioti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Anathana
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Madras Treeshrew
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.

Madras Treeshrew

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.