Grey Puffball vs Mountain Anoa

Bovista plumbea compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Mountain Anoa
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Bovista	Bubalus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.