False Puffball vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Apodemus latronum

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Reticularia	Apodemus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
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).

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.