Chinese Mole Shrew vs Plain Clothes

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tineidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Tinea
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Plain Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Plain Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.