Least Puffball vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Bovista pusilla compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Data Deficient while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Patton’s Nectar 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	Bovista	Hsunycteris
Species	Bovista pusilla	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.