Heath Puffball vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Uropsilus investigator

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath 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	Lycoperdon	Uropsilus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.