Chinese Mole Shrew vs Salento Iris

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Iris
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.