Curtis'S Puffball vs Mouse bandicoot

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Microperoryctes
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Microperoryctes murina

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Mouse bandicoot
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.

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.