Blushing Bracket vs Eurasian pygmy shrew

Daedaleopsis confragosa compared with Sorex minutus

Key Differences

• Blushing Bracket is Least Concern while Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bracket	Eurasian pygmy shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Polyporales (متعددات الأبواغ)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Polyporaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Daedaleopsis	Sorex
Species	Daedaleopsis confragosa	Sorex minutus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bracket	Eurasian pygmy shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blushing Bracket

The Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa) is a species in the genus Daedaleopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden