Deceiving Bovist vs Gilbert's dunnart

Bovista aestivalis compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Gilbert's dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Gilbert's dunnart
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).

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.