Caesar's Amanita vs Japanese Water Shrew

Amanita caesarea compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita Japanese 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 Agaricaceae (Agarics) Soricidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Chimarrogale
Species Amanita caesarea Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita Japanese Water Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caesar's Amanita

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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