Chinese Mole Shrew vs Jack bean

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Jack 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	Canavalia
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.