Flaky Puffball vs Gansu Shrew

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky 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 mammiforme	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaky Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.