Deceiving Bovist vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Bovista aestivalis compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Mongolian 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 semicanus

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Mongolian 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).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.