Dwarf Puffball vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Carollia
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.