Chinese Shrew Mole vs Rusty Crust

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Skeletocutis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.