Bear Root vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Ligusticum porteri compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear Root	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Uropsilus
Species	Ligusticum porteri	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

Bear Root

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear Root	Chinese Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear Root

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.

Bear Root

The Bear Root (Ligusticum porteri) is a species in the genus Ligusticum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.