Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tumbling Puffball

Myodes rufocanus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Myodes	Bovista
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.