Least Puffball vs Malayan civet

Bovista pusilla compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Bovista	Viverra
Species	Bovista pusilla	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.