Bicoloured Deceiver vs Jungle Shrew

Laccaria bicolor compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Bicoloured Deceiver is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicoloured Deceiver	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Laccaria bicolor	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicoloured Deceiver	Jungle 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).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.