Blackish Puffball vs Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Mops nanulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Mops
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Mops nanulus

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackish Puffball

The Blackish Puffball (Lycoperdon nigrescens) is a species in the genus Lycoperdon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.