Beech Knight vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Tricholoma sciodes compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Beech Knight is Least Concern while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Knight	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Uropsilus
Species	Tricholoma sciodes	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Beech Knight

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Knight	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beech Knight

The Beech Knight (Tricholoma sciodes) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.