Heath Puffball vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pygeretmus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
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.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.