Chinese Shrew vs Tear Dropper

Sorex sinalis compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	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	Soricidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Sorex sinalis	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

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

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