Chinese Shrew Mole vs Crested Oval Sedge

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crested 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 cristatella

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.