Deceiving Bovist vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Bovista aestivalis compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Bovista	Dipodomys
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Ord's kangaroo rat
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).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.