Curtis'S Puffball vs Jamaican fruit bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.