Chinese Shrew Mole vs Fragrant Bracket

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Trametes
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Trametes suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Fragrant Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.