False Puffball vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Molossus pretiosus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Reticularia	Molossus
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Molossus pretiosus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Miller’s Mastiff 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).

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.