Chinese Mole Shrew vs

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Trechispora microspora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family Soricidae Sistotremataceae
Genus Anourosorex Trechispora
Species Anourosorex squamipes Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.

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