Chinese Shrew Mole vs Dowdy Plume

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Chinese Shrew Mole is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Uropsilus	Stenoptilia
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Dowdy Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.