False Serotine Bat vs Meadow Puffball

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Meadow Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Lycoperdon
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.