Chinese Mole Shrew vs Fire-fronted Serin

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Serinus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Fire-fronted Serin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Serinus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Serinus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Fire-fronted Serin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fire-fronted Serin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Fire-fronted Serin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire-fronted Serin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.