Dwarf Puffball vs Eastern Mole

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Scalopus
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.