Grey Puffball vs Lowland Tapir

Bovista plumbea compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Bovista	Tapirus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Lowland Tapir
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).

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.