False Puffball vs Northern Mole Vole

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Ellobius talpinus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Northern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Northern Mole 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	Ellobius
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Ellobius talpinus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Northern Mole 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).

Northern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.