Curtis'S Puffball vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Nephelomys
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.