Dark-Spored Puffball vs Formosan Serow

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Capricornis
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.