Chinese Shrew Mole vs cotton aphid

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Talpidae	Aphididae
Genus	Uropsilus	Aphis
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and cotton aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.