Chinese Mole Shrew vs Orange Tooth

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Hydnellum
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.