Brown Puffball vs Eastern Red Bat

Bovista nigrescens compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Puffball	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bovista	Lasiurus
Species	Bovista nigrescens	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Brown Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Puffball	Eastern Red Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Brown Puffball

The Brown Puffball (Bovista nigrescens) is a species in the genus Bovista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.