Meadow Puffball vs Pale fox

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.