Diminutive Serotine vs False Puffball

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Reticularia
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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