Heath Puffball vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Apodemus latronum

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Large-eared Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Apodemus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
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.

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.