Loose Starweb vs Ornate Shrew

Asterostroma laxum compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Sorex
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.