Flaky Puffball vs Pilbara ningaui

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Pilbara ningaui
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	Ningaui
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Pilbara ningaui
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.

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.