Least Puffball vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Bovista limosa compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Near Threatened while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Bovista	Alticola
Species	Bovista limosa	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Mongolian Mountain Vole
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.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.