Heath Puffball vs Mountain Coati

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Nasua
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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