Ornate Shrew vs Spruce Tooth

Sorex ornatus compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Sorex	Phellodon
Species	Sorex ornatus	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Spruce Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.