Blackish Puffball vs Jungle Shrew

Lycoperdon nigrescens compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Blackish Puffball is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Puffball	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Suncus
Species	Lycoperdon nigrescens	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Blackish Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Puffball	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackish Puffball

The Blackish Puffball (Lycoperdon nigrescens) is a species in the genus Lycoperdon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.