Brown Funnel Polypore vs Chinese Shrew

Coltricia perennis compared with Sorex sinalis

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Chinese Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Coltricia	Sorex
Species	Coltricia perennis	Sorex sinalis

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Chinese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Funnel Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Funnel Polypore

The Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis) is a species in the genus Coltricia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.