Dark-Spored Puffball vs Gilbert's dunnart

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Sminthopsis
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Gilbert's dunnart
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.

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.