False Puffball vs Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Hipposideros alongensis

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Reticularia	Hipposideros
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Hipposideros alongensis

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.