False Puffball vs Meller’s Mongoose

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Reticularia	Rhynchogale
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Meller’s Mongoose
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).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.