Least Puffball vs Sumatran orangutan

Bovista pusilla compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Data Deficient while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Bovista	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Bovista pusilla	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Sumatran orangutan
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).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.