Chinese Mole Shrew vs Goa-bean

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Psophocarpus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.