Chinese Shrew Mole vs Davidse Holly

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Ilex davidsei

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Davidse Holly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Davidse Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Talpidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Ilex
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Ilex davidsei

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Davidse Holly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Davidse Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Davidse Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.