Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Grey Puffball

Molossops temminckii compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced 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	Molossidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Molossops	Bovista
Species	Molossops temminckii	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Grey Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).