Least Puffball vs Lowe's Shrew

Bovista pusilla compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Least Puffball is Data Deficient while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Puffball	Lowe's 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	Bovista	Chodsigoa
Species	Bovista pusilla	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Puffball	Lowe's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.