Fen Puffball vs Ooldea dunnart

Bovista paludosa compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Fen Puffball is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Puffball	Ooldea 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	Bovista	Sminthopsis
Species	Bovista paludosa	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Puffball	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.