Dark-Spored Puffball vs Little Black Serotine

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Eptesicus
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.