Devil'S Bolete vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Rubroboletus satanas compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

Devil'S Bolete is Endangered while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Bolete	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boletaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rubroboletus	Blarina
Species	Rubroboletus satanas	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Devil'S Bolete

EN — Endangered

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Bolete	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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