Chinese Mole Shrew vs Poison devil's-pepper

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Soricidae Apocynaceae
Genus Anourosorex Rauvolfia
Species Anourosorex squamipes Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Poison devil's-pepper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.

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.

Poison devil's-pepper

No description available.

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