Chinese Jumping Mouse vs False Puffball

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Dipodidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Eozapus	Reticularia
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.