Deceiving Bovist vs Lamulate Shrew

Bovista aestivalis compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Lamulate 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	Bovista	Chodsigoa
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Bovist

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.