Dark-Spored Puffball vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Apodemus latronum

Key Differences

Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Large-eared Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
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.