Grey Puffball vs Indian Pangolin

Bovista plumbea compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Manidae
Genus	Bovista	Manis
Species	Bovista plumbea	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Indian Pangolin
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).

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.