Beech Tarcrust vs Japanese Water Shrew

Biscogniauxia nummularia compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Beech Tarcrust is Data Deficient while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Tarcrust	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Chimarrogale
Species	Biscogniauxia nummularia	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Beech Tarcrust

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Tarcrust	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beech Tarcrust

The Beech Tarcrust (Biscogniauxia nummularia) is a species in the genus Biscogniauxia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.