Flower-faced Bat vs Tumbling Puffball

Anthops ornatus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Hipposideridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Anthops	Bovista
Species	Anthops ornatus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.