Chinese Shrew Mole vs Crowned Pixie-Cup

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Cladonia carneola

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Crowned Pixie-Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crowned Pixie-Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Talpidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Cladonia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Cladonia carneola

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Pixie-Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crowned Pixie-Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Pixie-Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.