Alectryon vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Chinese Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alectryon	Anourosorex
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anourosorex squamipes

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Chinese Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.