Chinese Mole Shrew vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anourosorex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.