Heath Puffball vs Peruvian Laucha

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.