Long-clawed Shrew vs Violet Gray Bolete

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Key Differences

• Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern while Violet Gray Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	Violet Gray Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Sorex	Tylopilus
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet Gray Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	Violet Gray Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Gray Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.