Chinese Shrew Mole vs Devil's Tooth

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Hydnellum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chinese Shrew Mole

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