Least Puffball vs Mountain Anoa

Bovista pusilla compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Data Deficient while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Bovista	Bubalus
Species	Bovista pusilla	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Mountain Anoa
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).

Mountain Anoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.