Flat-skulled Shrew vs Orange Knight

Sorex roboratus compared with Tricholoma aurantium

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Knight is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Orange Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Sorex	Tricholoma
Species	Sorex roboratus	Tricholoma aurantium

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Orange Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.