Chinese Shrew Mole vs danewort, dwarf elder

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Sambucus ebulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Talpidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Sambucus
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	danewort, dwarf elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.