vs Incan shrew opossum

Hydnellum compactum compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Bankeraceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lestoros
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Incan shrew opossum
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, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.