Excentric Pinkgill vs Giant Mole Shrew

Entoloma excentricum compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

• Excentric Pinkgill is Vulnerable while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Excentric Pinkgill	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	Entolomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Entoloma	Blarina
Species	Entoloma excentricum	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Excentric Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Excentric Pinkgill	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Excentric Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

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

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.