Flaky Puffball vs Globe Thistle

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Echinops
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaky Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark