Ornate Shrew vs Sweet Greyling

Sorex ornatus compared with Tephrocybe osmophora

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Sweet Greyling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Sweet Greyling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Tephrocybe
Species	Sorex ornatus	Tephrocybe osmophora

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Greyling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Sweet Greyling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Greyling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.