Blue-black Tooth vs Long-clawed Shrew

Phellodon atratus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-black Tooth Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Thelephoraceae Soricidae
Genus Phellodon Sorex
Species Phellodon atratus Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-black Tooth Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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