Ornate Shrew vs Pitch canker

Sorex ornatus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Soricidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fusarium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.