Four-toed Jerboa vs Grey Puffball

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Bovista plumbea

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while Grey Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Bovista
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	Grey Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

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).