vs De Winton's Shrew

Conocybe siliginea compared with Chodsigoa hypsibia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		De Winton's Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bolbitiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Conocybe	Chodsigoa
Species	Conocybe siliginea	Chodsigoa hypsibia

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		De Winton's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Conocybe siliginea is a small, delicate mushroom characterized by its cinnamon-brown conical cap and slender stipe with a ring. It grows on nutrient-rich soil, lawns, and grassy areas across Europe and North America. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter in the soil, often appearing after rainfall in late spring and summer.