Conifer Puffball vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Lycoperdon lambinonii compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conifer Puffball	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Cardiocranius
Species	Lycoperdon lambinonii	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Conifer Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conifer Puffball	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conifer Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.