Heath Puffball vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Perognathus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.