False Puffball vs Ornate Shrew

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Ornate 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	Sorex
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Ornate 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).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.