Grey Puffball vs Jaguarundi

Bovista plumbea compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Bovista	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Bovista plumbea	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.