bog-asphodel vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Narthecium americanum compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Narthecium	Uropsilus
Species	Narthecium americanum	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Chinese Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.

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.