Bay Polypore vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Picipes badius compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Bay Polypore is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polyporaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Picipes	Solisorex
Species	Picipes badius	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.