Flaky Puffball vs Giant Mole Shrew

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Giant Mole 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	Blarina
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Giant Mole 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.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.