Chinese Shrew vs Crowned Tooth

Sorex sinalis compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sorex	Hydnellum
Species	Sorex sinalis	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Crowned Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese Shrew

The Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.