Jungle Shrew vs Tumbling Puffball

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Tumbling 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	Suncus	Bovista
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.