North American least shrew vs Pine Crust

Cryptotis parva compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North American least shrew	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Peniophora
Species	Cryptotis parva	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North American least shrew	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.