Curtis'S Puffball vs Eastern Mole

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Scalopus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curtis'S Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.