Fishy Milkcap vs Long-clawed Shrew

Lactifluus volemus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fishy Milkcap Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Russulaceae Soricidae
Genus Lactifluus Sorex
Species Lactifluus volemus Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Fishy Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fishy Milkcap Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishy Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishy Milkcap

No description available.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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