Grey Puffball vs Peruvian Laucha

Bovista plumbea compared with Calomys sorellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Bovista	Calomys
Species	Bovista plumbea	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
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).

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.