Chinese Shrew Mole vs Devil's horsewhip

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Achyranthes
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.