Chinese Shrew Mole vs Devil'S Shoestring

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Polygonum erectum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil'S Shoestring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Polygonum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Polygonum erectum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil'S Shoestring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and 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.