Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Least Puffball

Anarta myrtilli compared with Bovista pusilla

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Least Puffball
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Insecta (Insects) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Noctuidae Lycoperdaceae
Genus Anarta Bovista
Species Anarta myrtilli Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Least Puffball
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Least Puffball

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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