Chinese Mole Shrew vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Boletales (Boletales)
Family Soricidae Paxillaceae
Genus Anourosorex Melanogaster
Species Anourosorex squamipes Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

No description available.

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