Chinese Mole Shrew vs Devil's horsewhip

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

  • Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Anourosorex Achyranthes
Species Anourosorex squamipes Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Devil's horsewhip
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.

Devil's horsewhip

No description available.

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