Deceiving Bovist vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Bovista aestivalis compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Large-eared Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Alticola macrotis

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Large-eared Mountain 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).

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.