Gansu Shrew vs Mealy Tooth

Sorex cansulus compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu Shrew	Mealy 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	Sorex	Hydnellum
Species	Sorex cansulus	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy 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 Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.