Fat-tailed Jird vs Grey Puffball

Pachyuromys duprasi compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed Jird	Grey 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	Pachyuromys	Bovista
Species	Pachyuromys duprasi	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed Jird

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).