Chinese Shrew Mole vs Indigo Milk Cap

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Lactarius indigo

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Indigo Milk Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Indigo Milk Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Talpidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Lactarius
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Lactarius indigo

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Indigo Milk Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Indigo Milk Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo Milk Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.