False Puffball vs Large False Serotine

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Reticularia	Hesperoptenus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Large False Serotine
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 False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.