False Puffball vs Little White-shouldered Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Ametrida centurio

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Little White-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Reticularia	Ametrida
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Ametrida centurio

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Little White-shouldered 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).

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.