Ceylon-olive vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Uropsilus
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Uropsilus soricipes

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Chinese Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.