Deceiving Bovist vs Handley's Red Bat

Bovista aestivalis compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Handley's Red 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	Bovista	Lasiurus
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Handley's Red Bat
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).

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.