Beech Mushroom vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Crocidura
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Beech Mushroom

The Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) is a species in the genus Hypsizygus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway