Chinese Mole Shrew vs Soapberry

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Sapindus
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.