Brown Puffball vs Dormer's Pipistrelle

Bovista nigrescens compared with Scotozous dormeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Puffball Dormer's 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 Bovista Scotozous
Species Bovista nigrescens Scotozous dormeri

Conservation Status

Brown Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Dormer's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Puffball Dormer's Pipistrelle
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.

Dormer's Pipistrelle

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.

Dormer's Pipistrelle

No description available.

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