Heath Puffball vs Orange-throated Bat

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Orange-throated 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Lampronycteris
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.