Eastern Red Bat vs False Puffball

Lasiurus borealis compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Reticularia
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States