Chinese Shrew vs Timber Mazegill

Sorex sinalis compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew is Data Deficient while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Gloeophyllum
Species	Sorex sinalis	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.