Chinese Shrew Mole vs Ruby Bolete

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Talpidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Hortiboletus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.