Chinese Shrew Mole vs Devil's Pincushion

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Echinocactus texensis

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Pincushion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Pincushion

Habitat

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

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.