Large-Spored Truffle vs Ornate Shrew

Tuber macrosporum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-Spored Truffle	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tuberaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tuber	Sorex
Species	Tuber macrosporum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-Spored Truffle	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.