Chinese Mole Shrew vs Hover fly

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Eumerus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.