Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Tumbling Puffball

Alticola macrotis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	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	Cricetidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alticola	Bovista
Species	Alticola macrotis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

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.