Chinese Shrew Mole vs Onion Smut

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Talpidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Urocystis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Onion Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, 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.