Flaky Puffball vs Malayan Water Shrew

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Lycoperdon mammiforme	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Malayan Water 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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.