False Puffball vs Least Philippine Apomys

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Apomys musculus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Least Philippine Apomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Least Philippine Apomys
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	Apomys
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Apomys musculus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Least Philippine Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Least Philippine Apomys
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).

Least Philippine Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.