Dwarf Puffball vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Cardiocranius
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.