Heath Puffball vs Pacific Flying Fox

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Pacific Flying Fox
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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.