Flat-skulled Shrew vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Sorex roboratus compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Sorex	Suillus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Short-Stalked Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.