Curtis'S Puffball vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pseudantechinus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Fat-tailed false antechinus
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.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.