Chinese Mole Shrew vs Five-spot Ermel

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Ethmia terminella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Five-spot Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Ethmia
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Ethmia terminella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Five-spot Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Five-spot Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.