Devil'S Dipstick vs Ornate Shrew

Mutinus elegans compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phallaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Mutinus	Sorex
Species	Mutinus elegans	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.