Grey Puffball vs Himalayan Rat

Bovista plumbea compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Bovista	Rattus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Himalayan Rat
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).

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.