Blackish Puffball vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Sturnira
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered 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.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.