Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Mops nanulus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Tumbling 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	Mops	Bovista
Species	Mops nanulus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.