Curtis'S Puffball vs Gilbert's dunnart

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Gilbert's dunnart
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	Sminthopsis
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Gilbert's dunnart
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.

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.