Bedstraw Smut vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Melanotaenium	Crocidura
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway