Dwarf Puffball vs Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Carollia monohernandezi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Hernandez's 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 monohernandezi

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Hernandez's 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.

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.