Fen Puffball vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Bovista paludosa compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Fen Puffball is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Puffball	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Bovista	Urocitellus
Species	Bovista paludosa	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Puffball	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.