Heath Puffball vs Mexican vole

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Microtus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.