Grey Puffball vs Large-eared Pied Bat

Bovista plumbea compared with Chalinolobus dwyeri

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Large-eared Pied 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bovista	Chalinolobus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Chalinolobus dwyeri

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Large-eared Pied Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.