Chinese Shrew Mole vs Devil'S Urn

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Urnula craterium

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Devil'S Urn is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Devil'S Urn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Urnula
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Urnula craterium

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.