Dark-Spored Puffball vs Red-billed Duck

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Anas
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Red-billed Duck
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.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway