Grey Puffball vs Large-eared Field Mouse

Bovista plumbea compared with Apodemus latronum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Bovista	Apodemus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Apodemus latronum

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Large-eared Field Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Large-eared Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.