Curtis'S Puffball vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Saguinus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Mottle-faced Tamarin
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.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.