Long-clawed Shrew vs Root Rot

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Heterobasidion
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.