Large Short-tailed Rat vs Tumbling Puffball

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	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	Nesomyidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Bovista
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.