Ornate Shrew vs Toad's Ear

Sorex ornatus compared with Otidea bufonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Sorex	Otidea
Species	Sorex ornatus	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.