Chinese Mole Shrew vs Creeping Thyme

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Thymus pulegioides

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Creeping Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Thymus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Thymus pulegioides

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Creeping Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.