VUVulnerable

Bovista paludosa

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

3

Countries

01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

FUNGI

Phylum

BASIDIOMYCOTA

Class

AGARICOMYCETES

Order

AGARICALES

Family

LYCOPERDACEAE

Genus

Bovista

Bovista paludosa belongs to the family LYCOPERDACEAE, order AGARICALES, within the AGARICOMYCETES class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajor
04Threats

Threats

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Air-borne pollutants

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Mining & quarrying

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery
Legislation
06Range

Found in 3 Countries

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Bovista paludosa (Bovista paludosa). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/fen-puffball

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