Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Least Puffball

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Bovista pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Least 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	Chiropodomys	Bovista
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Least Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).