False Puffball vs Little Black Serotine

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Little Black 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	Eptesicus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Little Black 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).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.