Long-clawed Shrew vs White Cheese Polypore

Sorex unguiculatus compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-clawed Shrew	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Tyromyces
Species	Sorex unguiculatus	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-clawed Shrew	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.