Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Least Puffball

Cormura brevirostris compared with Bovista limosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cormura	Bovista
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Bovista limosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Least Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.