Grandidier's Trident Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Paratriaenops auritus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Rhinonycteridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Paratriaenops	Bovista
Species	Paratriaenops auritus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grandidier's Trident Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.