New Forest Beech-Lichen vs Ornate Shrew

Enterographa elaborata compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Roccellaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Enterographa	Sorex
Species	Enterographa elaborata	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Forest Beech-Lichen	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.