Hazel Bracket vs Japanese Water Shrew

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel Bracket	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Incrustoporiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Skeletocutis	Chimarrogale
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hazel Bracket	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.