Chinese Mole Shrew vs Garden Thyme

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Thymus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.