Meadow Puffball vs Ogilby's Duiker

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Cephalophus
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Ogilby's Duiker
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.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.