Curtis'S Puffball vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Gray Short-tailed 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	Carollia
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Gray Short-tailed 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.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.