Chinese Shrew Mole vs Painted Suillus

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Talpidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Suillus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.