Heath Puffball vs Lowland Tapir

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Tapirus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Lowland Tapir
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.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.