Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dallisgrass

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Paspalum dilatatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dallisgrass
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 dilatatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dallisgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dallisgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.