Chinese Shrew Mole vs Devil's backbone

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Kalanchoe
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil's backbone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.