Conifer Puffball vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Lycoperdon lambinonii compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Conifer Puffball is Data Deficient while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conifer Puffball	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Alticola
Species	Lycoperdon lambinonii	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Conifer Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conifer Puffball	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.