False Puffball vs Kachin Red-backed Vole

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Eothenomys cachinus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Kachin Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Kachin Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Reticularia	Eothenomys
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Eothenomys cachinus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Kachin Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Kachin Red-backed Vole
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).

Kachin Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.