Ornate Shrew vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Sorex ornatus compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Sorex	Rhizopogon
Species	Sorex ornatus	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Yellow Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.