Deceiving Bovist vs Malayan civet

Bovista aestivalis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Bovista	Viverra
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Bovist

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.