Grey Puffball vs Mountain Goat

Bovista plumbea compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Mountain Goat
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	Oreamnos
Species	Bovista plumbea	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Mountain Goat
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 Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.