Deceiving Bovist vs Hotson s Jerboa

Bovista aestivalis compared with Allactaga hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Hotson s Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Bovista	Allactaga
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Allactaga hotsoni

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Hotson s Jerboa
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).

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.