Chinese Mole Shrew vs Decurrent Mullein

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Verbascum decursivum

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Decurrent Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Verbascum
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Verbascum decursivum

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Decurrent Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Decurrent Mullein

Habitat

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

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.