Grey Puffball vs Mérida Brocket

Bovista plumbea compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Bovista	Mazama
Species	Bovista plumbea	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Mérida Brocket
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).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.