False Puffball vs Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Asellia patrizii

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Reticularia	Asellia
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Asellia patrizii

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed 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).

Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.