Chinese Shrew Mole vs Olive Wax Cap

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Hygrophorus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.