Hotson s Jerboa vs Tumbling Puffball

Allactaga hotsoni compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Hotson s Jerboa is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson s Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Allactaga	Bovista
Species	Allactaga hotsoni	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson s Jerboa	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.