Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Least Puffball

Carollia subrufa compared with Bovista pusilla

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Carollia	Bovista
Species	Carollia subrufa	Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Least Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).