Long-clawed Shrew vs Meadow Puffball

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Meadow 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	Sorex	Lycoperdon
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.