Dark-Spored Puffball vs Dark Woolly Bat

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Kerivoula furva

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Dark Woolly Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Dark Woolly Bat
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	Kerivoula
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Kerivoula furva

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Dark Woolly Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Dark Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-Spored Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dark Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.