Grey Puffball vs Renard d'Azara

Bovista plumbea compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Renard d'Azara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Bovista	Lycalopex
Species	Bovista plumbea	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Renard d'Azara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Renard d'Azara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Renard d'Azara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.