Least Puffball vs Ogilby's Duiker

Bovista pusilla compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Data Deficient while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Ogilby's Duiker
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	Cephalophus
Species	Bovista pusilla	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Ogilby's Duiker
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).

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.