Chinese Mole Shrew vs scimitar-bean

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Canavalia
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.