Curtis'S Puffball vs Jungle Shrew

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S 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 curtisii	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.