Grey Puffball vs Guam Flying Fox

Bovista plumbea compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bovista	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bovista plumbea	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Puffball

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).

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.