Brown Puffball vs Daurian Pika

Bovista nigrescens compared with Ochotona dauurica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Puffball	Daurian Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Bovista	Ochotona
Species	Bovista nigrescens	Ochotona dauurica

Conservation Status

Brown Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Daurian Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Puffball	Daurian Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Daurian Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Puffball

The Brown Puffball (Bovista nigrescens) is a species in the genus Bovista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.