Least Puffball vs Mountain Coati

Bovista limosa compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Near Threatened while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least 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 limosa	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.