Long-tailed dunnart vs Tumbling Puffball

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Bovista
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

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.