Chinese Mole Shrew vs Mountain Webcap

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Mountain Webcap
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Soricidae Cortinariaceae
Genus Anourosorex Cortinarius
Species Anourosorex squamipes Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

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 Webcap

No description available.

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