Long-clawed Shrew vs Mealy Tooth

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed 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	Sorex	Hydnellum
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed 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.