Hare's-tail vs Tumbling Puffball

Lagurus ovatus compared with Bovista pila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Bovista
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States