Chinese Shrew Mole vs Crawford'S Oval Sedge

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Carex crawfordii

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Crawford'S Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crawford'S Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Carex
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Carex crawfordii

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crawford'S Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crawford'S Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crawford'S Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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.