Chinese Mole Shrew vs Stinking Truffle

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Tuber
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.