Meadow Puffball vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Allactaga sibirica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	Mongolian Five-toed 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	Lycoperdon	Allactaga
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.