Curtis'S Puffball vs Mexican cottontail

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Sylvilagus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.