Flat-skulled Shrew vs Orange Tooth

Sorex roboratus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sorex	Hydnellum
Species	Sorex roboratus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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