Dwarf Puffball vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Brachyuromys
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.