Black-capped Apalis vs Tumbling Puffball

Apalis nigriceps compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Black-capped Apalis is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Apalis	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cisticolidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Apalis	Bovista
Species	Apalis nigriceps	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Black-capped Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Apalis	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Black-capped Apalis

The Black-capped Apalis (Apalis nigriceps) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.