Elbowpatch Crust vs Ornate Shrew

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Sorex
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.