Chinese Shrew Mole vs Custard Apple

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Custard Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Custard Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Talpidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Annona
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Annona reticulata

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Custard Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.