Chinese Shrew Mole vs Large-scaled Amidella

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Large-scaled Amidella is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Large-scaled Amidella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Uropsilus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Amanita lepiotoides

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Large-scaled Amidella

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Large-scaled Amidella
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-scaled Amidella

Habitat

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

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.