Deceiving Bovist vs Long-clawed Shrew

Bovista aestivalis compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Long-clawed 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	Sorex
Species	Bovista aestivalis	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Long-clawed 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).

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.