Dark-Spored Puffball vs Four-toed Jerboa

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Four-toed 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	Allactaga
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Allactaga tetradactyla

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Four-toed Jerboa
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.

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.