Brown Puffball vs Chinese Noctule

Bovista nigrescens compared with Nyctalus plancyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Puffball	Chinese Noctule
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	Bovista	Nyctalus
Species	Bovista nigrescens	Nyctalus plancyi

Conservation Status

Brown Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Noctule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Puffball	Chinese Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chinese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Puffball

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