Grey Puffball vs Mexican vole

Bovista plumbea compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Bovista	Microtus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Mexican vole
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).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.