vs Japanese Water Shrew
Cortinarius bivelus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus
Key Differences
- is Data Deficient while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Japanese Water Shrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Fungi (Fungi) | Animalia (Animals) |
| Phylum | Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) | Chordata (Chordates) |
| Class | Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) | Mammalia (Mammals) |
| Order | Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) | Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) |
| Family | Cortinariaceae | Soricidae |
| Genus | Cortinarius | Chimarrogale |
| Species | Cortinarius bivelus | Chimarrogale platycephalus |
Conservation Status
Japanese Water Shrew
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Japanese Water Shrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.
Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.
Japanese Water Shrew
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Cortinarius bivelus is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). Like other members of the genus, it forms ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees and produces a characteristic cobweb-like cortina veil when young. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size prevent a reliable conservation assessment.
Japanese Water Shrew
No description available.
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