Dwarf Puffball vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Dologale dybowskii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Dologale
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.