Chinese Mole Shrew vs Spring Sandwort

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Sabulina verna

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Spring Sandwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Spring Sandwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Sabulina
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Sabulina verna

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spring Sandwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Spring Sandwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Sandwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.