Flat-skulled Shrew vs Grey Puffball

Sorex roboratus compared with Bovista plumbea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Grey Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Sorex	Bovista
Species	Sorex roboratus	Bovista plumbea

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Grey Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).