Heath Puffball vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Mongolian Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Mongolian Mountain 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.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.