Orange Cup vs Ornate Shrew

Melastiza cornubiensis compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Cup	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Melastiza	Sorex
Species	Melastiza cornubiensis	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Cup	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.