Meadow Puffball vs Niceforo's Bat

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Trinycteris nicefori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	Niceforo's 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	Trinycteris
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Trinycteris nicefori

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Niceforo's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Niceforo's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Niceforo's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.