Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dilated Scalewort

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Talpidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Frullania
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.