Chinese Shrew Mole vs Deceptive Sunflower

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Helianthus petiolaris

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Deceptive Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Deceptive Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Uropsilus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Helianthus petiolaris

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Deceptive Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Deceptive Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceptive Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Mexico, 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.