Curtis'S Puffball vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Hemiechinus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.