Flaky Puffball vs Ooldea dunnart

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky 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	Lycoperdon	Sminthopsis
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.