Curtis'S Puffball vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Sturnira giannae

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Sturnira
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.