Curtis'S Puffball vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Pale Spear-nosed 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	Phyllostomus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Phyllostomus discolor

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Pale Spear-nosed 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.

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.