False Puffball vs Harlequin Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Harlequin Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Harlequin 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).

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.