Foca Pia vs Tumbling Puffball

Pagophilus groenlandicus compared with Bovista pila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca Pia	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Pagophilus	Bovista
Species	Pagophilus groenlandicus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca Pia	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.