Alectryon vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Alectryon tropicus compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Chinese Shrew Mole
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 Shrew Mole

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 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.