Grey Puffball vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Bovista plumbea compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Grey Puffball is Least Concern while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Puffball	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Bovista	Uropsilus
Species	Bovista plumbea	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Grey Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Puffball	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.