Chinese Shrew vs Stinking Dapperling

Sorex sinalis compared with Lepiota cristata

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Stinking Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Sorex	Lepiota
Species	Sorex sinalis	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Stinking Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.