Meadow Puffball vs Pale-faced Bat

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	Pale-faced 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	Phylloderma
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Puffball	Pale-faced 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.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.