Least Puffball vs Omilteme Cottontail

Bovista pusilla compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (อันดับกระต่าย)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Bovista	Sylvilagus
Species	Bovista pusilla	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Omilteme Cottontail
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).

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.