Grey Puffball vs Mullah Spiny Mouse

Bovista plumbea compared with Acomys mullah

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Mullah Spiny 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	Acomys
Species	Bovista plumbea	Acomys mullah

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mullah Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Mullah Spiny 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).

Mullah Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.