False Puffball vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Reticularia	Microcebus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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).

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.