Lesser Naked Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Molossidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Bovista
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.