Curtis'S Puffball vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.