Curtis'S Puffball vs Jentink's Duiker

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Cephalophus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Jentink's Duiker
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.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.