Meadow Puffball vs Orange-throated Bat

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow 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 pratense	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Orange-throated 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.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.