Curtis'S Puffball vs Pied Tamarin

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Pied Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Saguinus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Saguinus bicolor

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Pied Tamarin
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.

Pied Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.