Dark-Spored Puffball vs Foca Pia

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pagophilus
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden