Chestnut Brittlestem vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Homophron spadiceum compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Homophron	Archboldomys
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Archboldomys maximus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
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.

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.