Chinese Mole Shrew vs Melancholy Thistle

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Soricidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anourosorex Cirsium
Species Anourosorex squamipes Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Melancholy Thistle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Melancholy Thistle

No description available.

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