Meadow Puffball vs Mountain Coati

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Meadow Puffball is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Nasua
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.