Dwarf Puffball vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pseudantechinus
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.