Giant Mole Shrew vs Orange Tooth

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Hydnellum
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.