False Puffball vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Protozoa (원생동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Afrosoricida (아프리카땃쥐목)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Reticularia	Amblysomus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.