Chinese Mole Shrew vs Currant Stem Girdler

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Agrilus ribesi

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Currant Stem Girdler is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Currant Stem Girdler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Buprestidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Agrilus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Agrilus ribesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Currant Stem Girdler share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Currant Stem Girdler

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Currant Stem Girdler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Currant Stem Girdler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States.

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.