Ornate Shrew vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Sorex ornatus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Soricidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Melanotaenium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.