False Puffball vs Peruvian Laucha

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Reticularia	Calomys
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Peruvian Laucha
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).

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.