Apennine Shrew vs Painted Suillus

Sorex samniticus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Sorex	Suillus
Species	Sorex samniticus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Apennine Shrew

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.