Meadow Puffball vs Peruvian Laucha

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Calomys sorellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Calomys
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.