Davids echymipera vs Tumbling Puffball

Echymipera davidi compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Davids echymipera is Endangered while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davids echymipera	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Peramelidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Echymipera	Bovista
Species	Echymipera davidi	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Davids echymipera

EN — Endangered

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davids echymipera	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davids echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.