Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs Least Puffball

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Bovista pusilla

Key Differences

• Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire 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	Diphylla	Bovista
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	Least Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).