Chinese Mole Shrew vs Painted Suillus

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Suillus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.