Dark fruit-eating bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Artibeus obscurus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Bovista
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.