Chinese Mole Shrew vs Yellow False Truffle

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Boletales (Boletales)
Family Soricidae Rhizopogonaceae
Genus Anourosorex Rhizopogon
Species Anourosorex squamipes Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Yellow False Truffle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, 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.

Yellow False Truffle

No description available.

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