Devil'S Dipstick vs Japanese Water Shrew

Mutinus elegans compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Japanese 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Mutinus elegans	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Japanese 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).

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.