Deceiving Bovist vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Bovista aestivalis compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Bovista	Pseudantechinus
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.