Grey Puffball vs Omilteme Cottontail

Bovista plumbea compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Bovista	Sylvilagus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.