Chinese Shrew Mole vs Cranberry cotoneaster

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cotoneaster apiculatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Cranberry cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Cranberry cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Cotoneaster
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cotoneaster apiculatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cranberry cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Cranberry cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cranberry cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan, United Kingdom, and 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.