Curtis'S Puffball vs Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Eumops nanus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Eumops
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Eumops nanus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
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.

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.