Curtis'S Puffball vs Malayan civet

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Viverra
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.