Ornate Shrew vs Woolly Rosette

Sorex ornatus compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cotylidia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Woolly Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.