Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dark Stonewort

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Talpidae	Characeae
Genus	Uropsilus	Nitella
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dark Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.