Deceiving Bovist vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Bovista aestivalis compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Lesser White-toothed 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	Crocidura
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Lesser White-toothed 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).

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway