Flaky Puffball vs Ornate Shrew

Lycoperdon mammiforme compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Flaky Puffball is Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaky Puffball	Ornate 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 ornatus

Conservation Status

Flaky Puffball

EN — Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaky Puffball	Ornate 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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.