Chinese Shrew Mole vs Cottony Willow

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Salix eriocephala

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Cottony Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Cottony Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Salix
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Salix eriocephala

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cottony Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Cottony Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cottony Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.