Dwarf Puffball vs Gansu Shrew

Lycoperdon dermoxanthum compared with Sorex cansulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Puffball	Gansu 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	Sorex
Species	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Puffball	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.