Chinese Mole Shrew vs Pomelo

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Pomelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Citrus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.