Chinese Mole Shrew vs Juniper Disco

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Pithya
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Juniper Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Juniper Disco

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.