Ornate Shrew vs Southern Bracket

Sorex ornatus compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ganoderma
Species	Sorex ornatus	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.