vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Inocybe furfurea compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Inocybaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Inocybe	Cryptotis
Species	Inocybe furfurea	Cryptotis medellinia

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Medellín Small-eared 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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Inocybe furfurea is a fibrecap mushroom characterised by a finely scaly or furfuraceous (bran-like) surface on its brown cap, with brownish gills and a slender stipe. It grows in ectomycorrhizal association with trees, particularly oaks and conifers, in temperate European forests. Listed as Data Deficient, its taxonomy and population status require further clarification.