Dark-Spored Puffball vs White-cheeked Pintail

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	White-cheeked Pintail
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 bahamensis

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	White-cheeked Pintail
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.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden