Flat-skulled Shrew vs Sessile Earthstar

Sorex roboratus compared with Geastrum fimbriatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sessile Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Soricidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Sorex	Geastrum
Species	Sorex roboratus	Geastrum fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sessile Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sessile Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sessile Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).