Heath Puffball vs Ornate Shrew

Lycoperdon ericaeum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Heath Puffball is Data Deficient while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath 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 ericaeum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Puffball	Ornate 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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.