Bay Cat vs Tumbling Puffball

Catopuma badia compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Bay Cat is Endangered while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Cat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (etçiller)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Catopuma	Bovista
Species	Catopuma badia	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Bay Cat

EN — Endangered

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Cat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Cat

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.

Bay Cat

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.