Brown oak slender vs Dark-Spored Puffball

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Lycoperdon atropurpureum

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Dark-Spored Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Gracillariidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Lycoperdon
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Lycoperdon atropurpureum

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Dark-Spored Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Dark-Spored Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden