Bicoloured Deceiver vs Giant Mole Shrew

Laccaria bicolor compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicoloured Deceiver	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Laccaria	Blarina
Species	Laccaria bicolor	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicoloured Deceiver	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicoloured Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Bicoloured Deceiver

The Bicoloured Deceiver (Laccaria bicolor) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.