Chinese Mole Shrew vs Oriental Beech

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Anourosorex	Fagus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.