False Puffball vs Margay

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Margay
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoo)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Reticularia	Leopardus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.