Buffy Pipit vs Soft Puffball

Anthus vaalensis compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffy Pipit	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Motacillidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Anthus	Lycoperdon
Species	Anthus vaalensis	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Buffy Pipit

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffy Pipit	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffy Pipit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Buffy Pipit

The Buffy Pipit (Anthus vaalensis) is a species in the genus Anthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.