Chinese Mole Shrew vs Devil'S Paintbrush

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Pilosella aurantiaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Devil'S Paintbrush
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Soricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anourosorex Pilosella
Species Anourosorex squamipes Pilosella aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Devil'S Paintbrush
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Devil'S Paintbrush

No description available.

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