Deceiving Bovist vs Fringed Myotis

Bovista aestivalis compared with Myotis thysanodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Fringed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Bovist

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.