Chinese Shrew vs Red Banded Webcap

Sorex sinalis compared with Cortinarius armillatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Red Banded Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Red Banded Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cortinarius
Species	Sorex sinalis	Cortinarius armillatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red Banded Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Red Banded Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Banded Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.