Dark-Spored Puffball vs Maxwell's Duiker

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Maxwell's Duiker
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	Philantomba
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.