False Puffball vs Hairy Big-eared Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Micronycteris hirsuta

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Hairy Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Reticularia	Micronycteris
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Micronycteris hirsuta

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Hairy Big-eared 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).

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.