Onion Earthball vs Ornate Shrew

Scleroderma cepa compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Sorex
Species	Scleroderma cepa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.