Chinese Shrew Mole vs Tear Dropper

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.