Forest Lamb vs Lamulate Shrew

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Chodsigoa
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.