Curtis'S Puffball vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Perognathus
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.