Chinese Shrew Mole vs Crowngrass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Paspalum pilosum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Crowngrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crowngrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Paspalum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Paspalum pilosum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crowngrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Crowngrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowngrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.