Chinese Mole Shrew vs White Cheese Polypore

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family Soricidae Incrustoporiaceae
Genus Anourosorex Tyromyces
Species Anourosorex squamipes Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew White Cheese Polypore
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

White Cheese Polypore

No description available.

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