Chinese Mole Shrew vs Mountain Waxcap

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Soricidae Hygrophoraceae
Genus Anourosorex Hygrocybe
Species Anourosorex squamipes Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Mountain Waxcap
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Mountain Waxcap

No description available.

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