Curtis'S Puffball vs Malayan porcupine

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Hystrix
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Malayan porcupine
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 porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.