Blewit vs Elegant Water Shrew

Lepista nuda compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blewit Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Tricholomataceae Soricidae
Genus Lepista Nectogale
Species Lepista nuda Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blewit Elegant Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

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

Elegant Water Shrew

No description available.

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