Deceiving Bovist vs Ornate Shrew

Bovista aestivalis compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Bovist	Ornate 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 ornatus

Conservation Status

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Bovist	Ornate 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).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.