Conifer Tuft vs Ornate Shrew

Hypholoma capnoides compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conifer Tuft	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	Strophariaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Sorex
Species	Hypholoma capnoides	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Conifer Tuft

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conifer Tuft	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conifer Tuft

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.