Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Tumbling Puffball

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Bovista
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.