American water shrew vs Fishtail Cup

Sorex palustris compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• American water shrew is Least Concern while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American water shrew	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gyromitra
Species	Sorex palustris	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American water shrew	Fishtail Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American water shrew

The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.