Chestnut Brittlestem vs Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Homophron spadiceum compared with Cryptotis brachyonyx

Key Differences

• Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern while Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Homophron	Cryptotis
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Cryptotis brachyonyx

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Chestnut Brittlestem

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