Chinese Shrew Mole vs Root Rot

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Talpidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Heterobasidion
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.