Grey Puffball vs Large Mindoro Apomys

Bovista plumbea compared with Apomys gracilirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Large Mindoro Apomys
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	Apomys
Species	Bovista plumbea	Apomys gracilirostris

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Large Mindoro Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Large Mindoro Apomys
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).

Large Mindoro Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.