Chinese Shrew Mole vs Violet Domecap

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Calocybe
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Violet Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.