Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dog-Strangling Vine

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Vincetoxicum rossicum

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dog-Strangling Vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Uropsilus	Vincetoxicum
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Vincetoxicum rossicum

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dog-Strangling Vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, 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.