Chinese Mole Shrew vs Nimblewill

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Nimblewill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anourosorex	Muhlenbergia
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Nimblewill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nimblewill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, 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.