Italienische Waldspitzmaus vs Violet Tooth

Sorex samniticus compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Italienische Waldspitzmaus is Least Concern while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Italienische Waldspitzmaus	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sorex	Hydnellum
Species	Sorex samniticus	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Italienische Waldspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Italienische Waldspitzmaus	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Italienische Waldspitzmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Italienische Waldspitzmaus

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.