Gato Montés Común vs Tumbling Puffball

Leopardus geoffroyi compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Gato Montés Común is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato Montés Común	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	Felidae (Cats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Leopardus	Bovista
Species	Leopardus geoffroyi	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Gato Montés Común

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato Montés Común	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato Montés Común

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.