Four-toed Jerboa vs Soft Puffball

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Lycoperdon molle

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	Soft 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	Lycoperdon
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).