Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Myotis leibii compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed 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	Myotis	Bovista
Species	Myotis leibii	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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