Chinese Garlic vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Allium macrostemon compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Garlic Chinese Mole Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Amaryllidaceae Soricidae
Genus Allium Anourosorex
Species Allium macrostemon Anourosorex squamipes

Conservation Status

Chinese Garlic

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Garlic Chinese Mole Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Garlic

Habitat

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

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Garlic

The Chinese Garlic (Allium macrostemon) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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