Desert Long-eared Bat vs Grey Puffball

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Otonycteris	Bovista
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Grey Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Puffball

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).