Chinese Shrew Mole vs Creeping Thyme

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Thymus praecox

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Creeping Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Thymus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Thymus praecox

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Creeping Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.