Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Tumbling Puffball

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Bovista
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

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.