Chinese Mole Shrew vs Herb Robert

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Geranium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Herb Robert
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family Soricidae Geraniaceae
Genus Anourosorex Geranium
Species Anourosorex squamipes Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Herb Robert
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Herb Robert

No description available.

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