Heath Puffball vs Japanese Hare

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Lepus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.