Black Bat vs Onion Earthball

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

Black Bat is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bat	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Lasionycteris	Scleroderma
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Black Bat

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bat	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Black Bat

The Black Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is a species in the genus Lasionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.