Ornate Shrew vs Tear Dropper

Sorex ornatus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.