Curtis'S Puffball vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Lemming Mountain Vole
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	Alticola
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.