Ornate Shrew vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Sorex ornatus compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Sorex	Suillus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Short-Stalked Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.