Chinese Shrew Mole vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Confusing Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Hydnotrya
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Confusing Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.