Lamulate Shrew vs Mealy Tooth

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Mealy 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	Chodsigoa	Hydnellum
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy 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 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.