Australian King-Parrot vs Tumbling Puffball

Alisterus scapularis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Australian King-Parrot is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian King-Parrot	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alisterus	Bovista
Species	Alisterus scapularis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Australian King-Parrot

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian King-Parrot	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian King-Parrot

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (5 countries).

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Australian King-Parrot

The Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species in the genus Alisterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.