Chinese Shrew Mole vs Ridged Tooth

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Hydnellum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Ridged Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.