Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Tumbling Puffball

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Tumbling 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 pila

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.