Lowe's Shrew vs Silky Piggyback

Chodsigoa parca compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Asterophora
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe's Shrew	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.