Chinese Shrew Mole vs deadly nightshade

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Atropa belladonna

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while deadly nightshade is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	deadly nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Atropa
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Atropa belladonna

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	deadly nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). 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.