Grey Puffball vs Mountain Coati

Bovista plumbea compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Bovista	Nasua
Species	Bovista plumbea	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Mountain Coati
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 Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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