False Puffball vs Lesser Dog-like Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Peropteryx macrotis

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Lesser Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Reticularia	Peropteryx
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Peropteryx macrotis

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Lesser Dog-like 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).

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.