False Puffball vs Lofty Pericote

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Reticularia	Auliscomys
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Lofty Pericote
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).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.