Curtis'S Puffball vs Northern Ghost Bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Diclidurus albus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Northern Ghost 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Diclidurus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Diclidurus albus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Northern Ghost 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 Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.