Ornate Shrew vs Rooting Brownie

Sorex ornatus compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Rooting Brownie
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	Hypholoma
Species	Sorex ornatus	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Rooting Brownie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.