False Puffball vs Midday Jird

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.