Least Puffball vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Bovista limosa compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Near Threatened while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Bovista	Pygeretmus
Species	Bovista limosa	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.