Blackish Puffball vs Javan Pipistrelle

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Pipistrellus javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Javan Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pipistrellus
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Pipistrellus javanicus

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Javan Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Javan Pipistrelle
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.

Javan Pipistrelle

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.