False Puffball vs Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Mustela lutreolina

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Indonesian Mountain Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Reticularia	Mustela
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Mustela lutreolina

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
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).

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.