False Puffball vs Golden Thomasomys

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Thomasomys aureus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Golden Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Golden Thomasomys
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).

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.