Brown Puffball vs Indian Pangolin

Bovista nigrescens compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Brown Puffball is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Puffball	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Manidae
Genus	Bovista	Manis
Species	Bovista nigrescens	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Brown Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Puffball	Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

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.