Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa vs Tumbling Puffball

Allactaga sibirica compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Five-toed 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	Allactaga	Bovista
Species	Allactaga sibirica	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Five-toed 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.