False Puffball vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Reticularia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.