vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Coprinopsis stercorea compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled 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 Sorex
Species Coprinopsis stercorea Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis stercorea is a small, inky cap mushroom growing on herbivore dung and manure-enriched soils, as its species name implies. It inhabits pastures, stables, and woodland areas with dung deposits across temperate regions of Europe and North America. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes dung organic matter and autodigests its cap as spores mature.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

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