vs Long-clawed Shrew

Cortinarius urbicus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Cortinariaceae Soricidae
Genus Cortinarius Sorex
Species Cortinarius urbicus Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius urbicus is a robust, fibrous-capped mushroom in the Cortinarius genus with a silky brown cap and rust-spored gills at maturity. It inhabits coniferous and mixed forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with spruce, pine, and occasionally deciduous trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by trading sugars with its tree partners in forest soil environments.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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