Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat vs Soft Puffball

Vampyriscus bidens compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Vampyriscus	Lycoperdon
Species	Vampyriscus bidens	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat

The Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat (Vampyriscus bidens) is a species in the genus Vampyriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.