Deceiving Bovist vs Eastern Mole Vole

Bovista aestivalis compared with Ellobius tancrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Bovista	Ellobius
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Bovist

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).

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.