Devil'S Dipstick vs Eurasian water shrew

Mutinus elegans compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phallaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Mutinus	Neomys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Neomys fodiens

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.