Chinese Shrew Mole vs Cream Pea

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Lathyrus ochroleucus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Cream Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Cream Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Lathyrus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Lathyrus ochroleucus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Cream Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.