Chinese Mole Shrew vs Wedgeleaf dock

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Rumex
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Wedgeleaf dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.