Chinese Mole Shrew vs Flax Flea Beetle

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Longitarsus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Flax Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.