Giant Mole Shrew vs Mountain Webcap

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Cortinarius
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.