Least Puffball vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Bovista limosa compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Near Threatened while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Bovista	Dipodomys
Species	Bovista limosa	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.