False Puffball vs Fulvous Colilargo

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Fulvous Colilargo
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Reticularia	Oligoryzomys
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Oligoryzomys fulvescens

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Fulvous Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.