False Puffball vs Mexican vole

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Mexican 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	Microtus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Mexican 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).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.