Chinese Shrew Mole vs Leopard Knight

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Tricholoma pardinum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Leopard Knight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Leopard Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Tricholoma
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Tricholoma pardinum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Knight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Leopard Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.