Ornate Shrew vs Rusty Porecrust

Sorex ornatus compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fuscoporia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.