Briar Discus vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Aleurodiscus aurantius compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Briar Discus is Data Deficient while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Briar Discus	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Stereaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Sorex
Species	Aleurodiscus aurantius	Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

Briar Discus

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Briar Discus	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Briar Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Briar Discus

The Briar Discus (Aleurodiscus aurantius) is a species in the genus Aleurodiscus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.