Chinese Mole Shrew vs Franchet's Cotoneaster

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cotoneaster franchetii

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Franchet's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Franchet's Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anourosorex	Cotoneaster
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Cotoneaster franchetii

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Franchet's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Franchet's Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Franchet's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Uruguay).

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.