False Puffball vs Large-eared Pied Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Chalinolobus dwyeri

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Large-eared Pied 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	Chalinolobus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Chalinolobus dwyeri

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Large-eared Pied 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).

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.