Long-clawed Shrew vs Tiered Tooth

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Hericium
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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