Curtis'S Puffball vs Guianan Bonneted Bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Eumops maurus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Guianan Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Guianan Bonneted 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	Molossidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Eumops
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Eumops maurus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Guianan Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Guianan Bonneted 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.

Guianan Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.