False Water Rat vs Meadow Puffball

Xeromys myoides compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Meadow Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Lycoperdon
Species	Xeromys myoides	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.