Pale Gerbil vs Tumbling Puffball

Gerbillus perpallidus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Pale Gerbil is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale Gerbil	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Gerbillus	Bovista
Species	Gerbillus perpallidus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale Gerbil	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale Gerbil

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.