Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Soft Puffball

Artibeus gnomus compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Lycoperdon
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).