Curtis'S Puffball vs Orange-throated Bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Orange-throated 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Lampronycteris
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Orange-throated 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.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.