Comadreja Amazónica vs Tumbling Puffball

Mustela africana compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Comadreja Amazónica is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comadreja Amazónica	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Mustela	Bovista
Species	Mustela africana	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Comadreja Amazónica

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comadreja Amazónica	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comadreja Amazónica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Comadreja Amazónica

The Amazon weasel (Mustela africana) is a species in the genus Mustela. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.