Ornate Shrew vs Smoky Bracket

Sorex ornatus compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Sorex	Bjerkandera
Species	Sorex ornatus	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Smoky Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).