Heath Puffball vs Ooldea dunnart

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Sminthopsis
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Ooldea dunnart
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.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.