Least Puffball vs Miller's Saki

Bovista pusilla compared with Pithecia milleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Miller's Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Bovista	Pithecia
Species	Bovista pusilla	Pithecia milleri

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Miller's Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Miller's Saki
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).

Miller's Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.