Chinese Mole Shrew vs Thrift Rust

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Uromyces
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.