Least Puffball vs Candelillo

Bovista pusilla compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Data Deficient while Candelillo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Candelillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Bovista	Mazama
Species	Bovista pusilla	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Candelillo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Candelillo
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).

Candelillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.