Dark-Spored Puffball vs Giant Mole Shrew

Lycoperdon atropurpureum compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

• Dark-Spored Puffball is Endangered while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Spored Puffball	Giant Mole 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	Blarina
Species	Lycoperdon atropurpureum	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Dark-Spored Puffball

EN — Endangered

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Spored Puffball	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-Spored Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States