Curtis'S Puffball vs Foca Pia

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pagophilus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.