alchorntree vs Tumbling Puffball

Alchornea rugosa compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• alchorntree is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alchorntree	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alchornea	Bovista
Species	Alchornea rugosa	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

alchorntree

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alchorntree	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alchorntree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

alchorntree

The Alchorntree (Alchornea rugosa) is a species in the genus Alchornea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.