Grey Puffball vs Japanese Hare

Bovista plumbea compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Bovista	Lepus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.