False Morel vs Japanese Water Shrew

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Discinaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Chimarrogale
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Morel	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.