Chinese Mole Shrew vs Rough-Tailed

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

  • Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Soricidae Dasyatidae
Genus Anourosorex Bathytoshia
Species Anourosorex squamipes Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Rough-Tailed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed

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.

Rough-Tailed

No description available.

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