Grey Puffball vs Kinabalu Squirrel

Bovista plumbea compared with Callosciurus baluensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Kinabalu Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Bovista	Callosciurus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Callosciurus baluensis

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Kinabalu Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Kinabalu Squirrel
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).

Kinabalu Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.