Dwarf Puffball vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Cynomops milleri

Key Differences

• Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient while Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Miller's Dog-faced 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	Molossidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Cynomops
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Cynomops milleri

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Miller's Dog-faced 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.

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.