vs Giant Mole Shrew

Coprinopsis kubickae compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Giant Mole 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 Coprinopsis Blarina
Species Coprinopsis kubickae Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Giant Mole 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 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Coprinopsis kubickae is a small, ink-cap mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae, belonging to a genus of autodigestive fungi where the cap deliquesces into a black inky mass at maturity as spores are released. It grows on dung, straw, or decomposing organic matter in agricultural and woodland settings. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found across temperate Europe.

Giant Mole Shrew

No description available.

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