False Serotine Bat vs Peeling Puffball

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Lycoperdon marginatum

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Peeling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Peeling 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 marginatum

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Peeling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peeling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Germany, Norway, and United States.