False Puffball vs Indian Hare

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Lepus nigricollis

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Indian Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Indian Hare
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Reticularia	Lepus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Lepus nigricollis

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Indian Hare
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).

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.