False Puffball vs Japanese Noctule

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Reticularia	Nyctalus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Japanese Noctule
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).

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.