Ornate Shrew vs Ridged Tooth

Sorex ornatus compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sorex	Hydnellum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Ridged Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).