Chinese Shrew Mole vs Cuckoo-Bread

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Shrew Mole Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Talpidae Oxalidaceae
Genus Uropsilus Oxalis
Species Uropsilus soricipes Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Shrew Mole Cuckoo-Bread
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

Cuckoo-Bread

No description available.

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