Eastern Red Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Lasiurus borealis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Bovista
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Tumbling 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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States