False Puffball vs Jaguarundi

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Reticularia	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Jaguarundi
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).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.