Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs Orange Tooth

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser White-toothed 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	Crocidura	Hydnellum
Species	Crocidura suaveolens	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway