Grey Puffball vs Malayan civet

Bovista plumbea compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Bovista	Viverra
Species	Bovista plumbea	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.