Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Bovista
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.