Broken Hill Gidgee vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Acacia loderi compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Acacia	Uropsilus
Species	Acacia loderi	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Chinese Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

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.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. 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.