Heath Puffball vs Pilbara ningaui

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Pilbara ningaui
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	Ningaui
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Pilbara ningaui
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.

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.