Fen Puffball vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Bovista paludosa compared with Mops mops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Puffball	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Bovista	Mops
Species	Bovista paludosa	Mops mops

Conservation Status

Fen Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Puffball	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.