Gray Mouse Opossum vs Tumbling Puffball

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Gray Mouse Opossum is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Bovista
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.