Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Grey Puffball

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Bovista
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Grey Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).