Heath Puffball vs Jungle Shrew

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Puffball	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Lycoperdon ericaeum	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.