Least Puffball vs Ningbing false antechinus

Bovista limosa compared with Pseudantechinus ningbing

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Near Threatened while Ningbing false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Ningbing false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Bovista	Pseudantechinus
Species	Bovista limosa	Pseudantechinus ningbing

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Ningbing false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Ningbing false antechinus
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.

Ningbing false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.