Flaky Puffball vs Lesser Cachalot

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Kogia
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Lesser Cachalot
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.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden