Bitter Knight vs Ornate Shrew

Tricholoma acerbum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Knight is Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Knight	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Sorex
Species	Tricholoma acerbum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Knight

EN — Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Knight	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Knight

The Bitter Knight (Tricholoma acerbum) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.