Grey Puffball vs Pale Gerbil

Bovista plumbea compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Pale Gerbil
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	Gerbillus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Pale Gerbil
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).

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.