Lamulate Shrew vs Violet Tooth

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Violet 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 ioeides

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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