False Puffball vs Malayan Water Shrew

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Reticularia	Chimarrogale
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.