vs Long-clawed Shrew

Gymnopus impudicus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

  • is Vulnerable while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Omphalotaceae Soricidae
Genus Gymnopus Sorex
Species Gymnopus impudicus Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gymnopus impudicus is a small, saprotrophic agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae, assessed as Vulnerable (VU). It grows on decaying leaf litter, particularly in undisturbed woodland habitats. The species is considered vulnerable due to the loss of stable, mature woodland ecosystems.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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