Dark-Spored Puffball vs Fat-tailed Jird

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pachyuromys
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.