Chinese Shrew vs Tumbling Puffball

Sorex sinalis compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Sorex	Bovista
Species	Sorex sinalis	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.