Deceiving Bovist vs Plateau Pika

Bovista aestivalis compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Bovista	Ochotona
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Plateau Pika
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).

Plateau Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.