Ornate Shrew vs Peppery Roundhead

Sorex ornatus compared with Stropharia pseudocyanea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Peppery Roundhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Sorex	Stropharia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Stropharia pseudocyanea

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Peppery Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Peppery Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peppery Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.