Dwarf Puffball vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Gray-bellied dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Gray-bellied dunnart
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.

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.