Lowe's Shrew vs Orange Tooth

Chodsigoa parca compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Hydnellum
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe's Shrew	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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