Curtis'S Puffball vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Cardiocranius
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.