Chinese Mole Shrew vs toothcup

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Ammannia
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.