Chinese Shrew Mole vs Downy Truffle

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Tuber
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Downy Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.