Flaming Scalycap vs Gansu Shrew

Pholiota flammans compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Flaming Scalycap is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flaming Scalycap	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Strophariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Pholiota	Sorex
Species	Pholiota flammans	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flaming Scalycap	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.